Broken Teeth
{{Short description|English hardcore punk band}}
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{{For-multi|South Korean shoegaze musician|Brokenteeth}}
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| origin = Manchester, England
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| years_active = 2007–2020
| label = Nuclear Blast, Power Negi, Purgatory, 6131, Reality
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- Dale Graham
- Dave Egan
- Laurent Huys
- Lawrence Hegge
- Adam Kelly
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- Euan Lees
- Paolo Passerini
- Matt Weston
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Broken Teeth (also known as Broken Teeth HC) were an English hardcore punk band formed in Manchester in 2007. The band have released one studio album and four EPs.
History
Adam Kelly and Dale Graham formed Broken Teeth in 2007, with Kelly having only begun playing drums that year. They performed their first show three weeks later with Dave Egan on guitar, performing music inspired by the sound of the late–1990s Merauder. In 2012, the band released the Ain't No Rest for the Wicked EP through Reality Records, followed by a U.K. headline tour with support from Survival and Splitcase in April. In May 2012, they opened for Backtrack on their U.K. headline tour then opened for Survival on their European headline tour.{{cite web |last1=Yardley |first1=Miranda |title=Band of the day: Broken Teeth |url=http://www.terrorizer.com/news/botd/band-of-the-day-broken-teeth/ |website=Terrorizer |accessdate=17 November 2019}} In April 2014, they opened for Your Demise.{{cite web |last1=Dignon |first1=Sam |title=Your Demise – The Final Show – Live at The Underworld |url=https://www.rocksins.com/2014/04/your-demise-final-show-live-underworld-20446/ |accessdate=17 November 2019}} On 5 May 2016, they released a full-length album, At Peace Amongst Chaos, through Nuclear Blast Records.{{cite web |last1=STAM |first1=JANNEKE |title=BROKEN TEETH HAVE ANNOUNCED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/broken-teeth-have-announced-their-debut-album |website=Rock Sound |accessdate=17 November 2019}}
- {{cite web |last1=ROGERS |first1=JACK |title=BROKEN TEETH – 'AT PEACE AMONGST CHAOS' |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/broken-teeth-at-peace-amongst-chaos |website=Rock Sound |accessdate=17 November 2019}} In June 2016, they opened for Testament on their U.K. headline tour.{{cite web |title=INTERVIEW: BROKEN TEETH [JUNE 2016] |url=http://www.punktastic.com/interviews/interview-broken-teeth-june-2016/ |accessdate=17 November 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Weaver |first1=James |title=INTERVIEW: Dale Graham – Broken Teeth |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/interview-dale-graham-broken-teeth/ |accessdate=17 November 2019}} In August 2016, they opened for Sick of It All on their U.K. tour. On 6 October 2016, they played Sound and Fury Festival in Los Angeles. In January 2017, they set out on a headline tour of Europe in support of At Peace Amongst Chaos.{{cite web |last1=Kamiński |first1=Karol |title=UK thrash hardcore act BROKEN TEETH: 2017 tour dates collected [UPDATE] |url=https://idioteq.com/uk-thrash-hardcore-act-broken-teeth-2017-tour-dates-collected/ |accessdate=17 November 2019}} On 30 April 2017, they played at Outbreak Festival in Leeds.{{cite web |last1=Ramirez |first1=Carlos |title=Broken Teeth Showcase the Dangers of the Pit in Music Video for "Riot of the Mind" |url=https://www.noecho.net/features/broken-teeth-riot-of-the-mind |accessdate=17 November 2019}} On 13 August 2017, the band played the Ronnie James Dio stage at Bloodstock Open Air.{{cite web |title=Band Line Up 2017 |url=https://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/boa-2017/bands/broken-teeth |publisher=Bloodstock Open Air |accessdate=17 November 2019}} In January 2018, they took part in the 2018 Persistence Tour with Hatebreed, Terror, Madball, Power Trip and Born from Pain.{{cite web |title=LIVE REVIEW! Persistence Tour 2018 ft. Hatebreed, Madball, Terror & More! |url=https://www.therevivalmusic.co.uk/single-post/2018/02/06/LIVE-REVIEW-Persistence-Tour-2018-ft-Hatebreed-Madball-Terror-More |accessdate=18 November 2019}} In June 2019, they opened for Hatebreed on their 25th Anniversary U.K. tour.{{cite web |last1=Stickler |first1=Jon |title=Hatebreed Announce Summer 25th Anniversary Shows In London And Manchester |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/222353/9 |accessdate=17 November 2019}}
Musical style
The band has been categorised as hardcore punk,{{cite journal |title=Broken Teeth |journal=Kerrang! |date=13 July 2016 |issue=14}} metalcore{{cite web |last1=Monger |first1=James Christopher |title=Broken Teeth |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/broken-teeth-mn0003341473/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=17 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=WE'RE GIVING AWAY A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR THE PERSISTENCE TOUR THIS SUNDAY NIGHT! |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/weve-got-two-tickets-for-the-persistence-tour-this-sunday-night/ |website=Kerrang! |accessdate=17 November 2019}} and crossover thrash James Christopher Monger of AllMusic described their music as "employing a lethal mix of politically and socially charged punk, brutal hardcore, and furious metalcore", while Thomas Strater of Metal Hammer, likened their sound to the album Master Killer by Merauder.{{cite web |last1=Strater |first1=Thomas |title=Broken Teeth AT PEACE AMONGST CHAOS |url=https://www.metal-hammer.de/reviews/broken-teeth-at-peace-amongst-chaos/ |accessdate=17 November 2019}} Their music makes use of thrash metal riffing and heavy hardcore stylised breakdowns.{{cite web |last1=Weaver |first1=James |title=ALBUM REVIEW: At Peace Amongst Chaos – Broken Teeth |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-peace-amongst-chaos-broken-teeth/ |accessdate=17 November 2019}}
- {{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Stephen |title=Broken Teeth HC: At Peace Amongst Chaos |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/broken-teeth-hc-at-peace-amongst-chaos |website=Metal Hammer |accessdate=17 November 2019}}
- {{cite web |last1=Ranjanathan |first1=Branan |title=Broken Teeth At Peace Amongst Chaos |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/broken_teeth-at_peace_amongst_chaos |website=Exclaim! |accessdate=18 November 2019}} They have cited influences including Terror,{{cite web |title=Broken Teeth – Northern hardcore crew keeping the DIY spirit alive |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/broken-teeth-northern-hardcore-crew-keeping-the-diy-spirit-alive |website=Metal Hammer |accessdate=17 November 2019}} Merauder and Testament.
Members
;Final
- Dale Graham – vocals (2007–2020)
- Dave Egan – guitar (2007–2020)
- Matt Weston – guitar (2014–2020)
- Neil Moran – bass guitar (2014–2020)
- Adam Kelly – drums (2007–2020)
;Former
- Ben Collinson – guitar (2007–2010)
- Euan Lees – guitar (2010–2014)
- Paolo Passerini – bass guitar (2007–2014)
Discography
;Albums
- At Peace Amongst Chaos (2016)
;EPs
- Broken Teeth (2009)
- The Seeker (2011)
- Ain't No Rest For The Wicked (2012)
- Split with the Mongoloids (2014)